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The former Kmart distribution center in Groveport’s warehouse district has a new tenant expected to create approximately 200 new manufacturing jobs.
Canada-based KDC/ONE, a contract manufacturer and custom formulator of personal care and beauty products, will occupy 569,000 square feet at 4400 S. Hamilton Road, a $90 million capital investment project.
The plan is to begin operations in the third quarter of this year, the company stated in a release.
“The Groveport expansion is a testament to the success and the support we have experienced in the Columbus area,” Ian Kalinosky, president of specialty retail for KDC/ONE, said in the release. “Customer service is central to all we do, and the proximity to our customers, local talent, as well as the support that we received from One Columbus, Jobs Ohio and the city of Groveport were deciding factors to increase our footprint and investment in Ohio.”
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Groveport City Council voted unanimously Feb. 8 to indefinitely postpone action on an ordinance that would add $5 to the fees residents pay for motor-vehicle registrations.
While no one on council commented before the vote, members Scott Lockett and Sean Cleary did speak at the Jan. 25 meeting about how now is not the time to seek higher taxes with some families struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayor Lance Westcamp, however, had hoped the fee would pass.
“I got eaten up on Facebook over it, but that’s OK,” he said. “I know it’s hard implementing fees for residents. When you raise rates, it’s tough. I pay just like everyone else.”
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An ordinance to increase fees Groveport residents pay for motor vehicle registrations is expected to receive its third and final reading Feb. 8, but some on Groveport City Council believe now – with family finances affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic – is not the time to seek higher taxes.
Members may decide to table the measure or “put it off until Jan. 1,” Councilman Scott Lockett said Jan. 26.
“It’s been a tough time for many people,” he said. “It’s not that it’s that much money, but when they go to pay the license fee, then they’re going to add another $5. It just sounds like a money grab.”